UPDATED September 15, 2021 Updates Are Bold
CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING 2021–22 SEASON
JAAP VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS: OPENING CONCERT WITH DANIIL TRIFONOV
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
Friday, September 17, 2021, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, September 18, 2021, 8:00 p.m. Sunday, September 19, 2021, 2:00 p.m.
Jaap van Zweden, conductor Mahogany L. Browne*, poet / speaker Ryan Roberts*, English horn Christopher Martin, trumpet Daniil Trifonov, piano
THÍCH Nhất Hạnh “Within Her Arms,” a Passage from Message Anna CLYNE Within Her Arms COPLAND Quiet City WALKER Antifonys for Chamber Orchestra Mahogany L. BROWNE A Country of Water (World Premiere Poem) BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
JAAP VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS: NY PREMIERE BY HANNAH KENDALL, HAYDN, AND BEETHOVEN WITH YEFIM BRONFMAN
Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Thursday, September 23, 2021, 7:30 p.m. Friday, September 24, 2021, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, September 25, 2021, 8:00 p.m.
Jaap van Zweden, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano
Hannah KENDALL Kanashibari (New York Premiere) BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 HAYDN Symphony No. 92, Oxford
* New York Philharmonic debut
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JAAP VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS: LEIF OVE ANDSNES IN SCHUMANN
Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Thursday, October 14, 2021, 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 15, 2021, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, October 16, 2021, 8:00 p.m.
Jaap van Zweden, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
C. SCHUMANN Romance in A minor, for solo piano R. SCHUMANN Piano Concerto BRAHMS Serenade No. 2
DALIA STASEVSKA CONDUCTS ANTHONY MCGILL IN ANTHONY DAVIS’S YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 21, 2021, 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 22, 2021, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, October 23, 2021, 8:00 p.m.
Dalia Stasevska*, conductor Anthony McGill, clarinet Earl Howard*, synthesizer
Missy MAZZOLI Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) Anthony DAVIS You Have the Right To Remain Silent John ADAMS Chamber Symphony
* New York Philharmonic debut
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MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTS CRAWFORD SEEGER, BEETHOVEN, AND GIL SHAHAM IN BERG
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, November 4, 2021, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 5, 2021, 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 7, 2021, 2:00 p.m.
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Gil Shaham, violin
CRAWFORD SEEGER Andante for Strings BERG Violin Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica
SIMONE YOUNG RETURNS TO LEAD SHEKU KANNEH-MASON IN HIS DEBUT
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, November 11, 2021, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 12, 2021, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 13, 2021, 8:00 p.m.
Simone Young, conductor Sheku Kanneh-Mason*, cello
J.S. BACH / Arr. Webern Fuga (Ricercata), from Musical Offering, BWV 1079 DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 1
* New York Philharmonic debut
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SEMYON BYCHKOV CONDUCTS KAREN GOMYO IN SHOSTAKOVICH
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, November 18, 2021, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 19, 2021, 8:00 p.m.
Semyon Bychkov, conductor Karen Gomyo**, violin
SHOSTAKOVICH Violin Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 1, Winter Dreams
JAAP VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS: JOSHUA BELL IN BEETHOVEN
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
Wednesday, November 24, 2021, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 26, 2021, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 27, 2021, 8:00 p.m.
Jaap van Zweden, conductor Joshua Bell, violin
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto CHEN Yi Duo Ye STRAVINSKY Pulcinella Suite
** New York Philharmonic subscription debut
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JAAP VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS: A GALA EVENING WITH ITZHAK PERLMAN
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, December 2, 2021, 7:30 p.m.
Jaap van Zweden, conductor Itzhak Perlman, violin
MOZART The Marriage of Figaro Overture PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1, Classical BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1
PROJECT 19 JAAP VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS: WORLD PREMIERE BY JOAN TOWER, AND EMANUEL AX IN MOZART
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
Friday, December 3, 2021, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, December 4, 2021, 8:00 p.m.
Jaap van Zweden, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano
Joan TOWER 1920 / 2019 (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission, as part of Project 19) MOZART Piano Concerto No. 17 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7
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HANDEL’S MESSIAH Presented by Gary W. Parr
The Riverside Church
Tuesday, December 14, 2021, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 15, 2021, 7:00 p.m. Friday, December 17, 2021, 7:00 p.m. Saturday, December 18, 2021, 7:00 p.m.
Jeannette Sorrell*, conductor Amanda Forsythe*, soprano John Holiday*, countertenor Nicholas Phan, tenor Kevin Deas, bass Apollo’s Singers*, chorus Jeannette Sorrell, artistic director
HANDEL Messiah
HOLIDAY BRASS
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, December 16, 2021, 7:00 p.m. Saturday, December 18, 2021, 2:00 p.m.
Artists and repertoire tba
SUSANNA MÄLKKI LEADS HAILSTORK, AND BRANFORD MARSALIS IN JOHN ADAMS’S SAXOPHONE CONCERTO
Carnegie Hall
Thursday, January 6, 2022, 8:00 p.m.
Susanna Mälkki, conductor Branford Marsalis, saxophone
Adolphus HAILSTORK An American Port of Call John ADAMS Saxophone Concerto SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5
* New York Philharmonic debut 7
YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT: THE ORCHESTRA WILL NOT BE TELEVISED
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
Saturday, January 15, 2022, 2:00 p.m.
Thomas Wilkins, conductor / host National Black Theatre, artistic advisor
The Orchestra Will Not Be Televised
On the eve of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, listen to how composers amplify calls for revolutionary acts of freedom, equality, and justice through music.
AUTHENTIC SELVES: THE BEAUTY WITHIN JAAP VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS: ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE ANTHONY ROTH COSTANZO, WORLD PREMIERE BY JOEL THOMPSON, AND JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND IN THEIR DEBUT
Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Thursday, January 27, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 28, 2022, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, January 29, 2022, 8:00 p.m.
Jaap van Zweden, conductor Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor Justin Vivian Bond*, vocalist
Joan TOWER Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, No. 1 VARIOUS / Arr. Nico MUHLY Songs tba Joel THOMPSON & Tracy K. SMITH The Places We Leave (World Premiere– New York Philharmonic Commission) SCHUBERT Symphony in B minor, Unfinished
* New York Philharmonic debut
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AUTHENTIC SELVES: THE BEAUTY WITHIN JAAP VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS: ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE ANTHONY ROTH COSTANZO IN BERLIOZ AND WORLD PREMIERE BY GREGORY SPEARS
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, February 3, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 5, 2022, 8:00 p.m.
Jaap van Zweden, conductor Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor
BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3 BERLIOZ Les Nuits d’été Gregory SPEARS & Tracy K. SMITH Love Story (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission) EASTMAN Symphony No. II — The Faithful Friend: The Lover Friend’s Love for the Beloved
AUTHENTIC SELVES: THE BEAUTY WITHIN AN EVENING WITH ANTHONY ROTH COSTANZO AND NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor
Friday, February 4, 2022, 8:00 p.m.
Anthony Roth Costanzo, curator National Black Theatre
LUNAR NEW YEAR GALA
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 7:30 p.m.
Artists and repertoire tba
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JAKUB HRŮŠA CONDUCTS YUJA WANG IN LISZT Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, February 10, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 11, 2022, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, February 12, 2022, 8:00 p.m.
Jakub Hrůša, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
KODÁLY Concerto for Orchestra LISZT Piano Concerto No. 1 MARTINŮ Symphony No. 1
SANTTU-MATIAS ROUVALI LEADS GOLDA SCHULTZ IN HER DEBUT AND US PREMIERE BY ŽIBUOKLĖ MARTINAITYTĖ
Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Thursday, February 17, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 18, 2022, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, February 19, 2022, 8:00 p.m.
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor Golda Schultz*, soprano
Žibuoklė MARTINAITYTĖ Saudade (US Premiere) R. STRAUSS Brentano-Lieder TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN HALL
Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center 129 West 67th Street
Sunday, February 20, 2022, 3:00 p.m.
Program tbd
* New York Philharmonic debut
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MANFRED HONECK RETURNS TO CONDUCT RAY CHEN IN HIS DEBUT
Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Thursday, February 24, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 25, 2022, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, February 26, 2022, 8:00 p.m.
Manfred Honeck, conductor Ray Chen*, violin
SCHULHOFF / Arr. Honeck Five Pieces for String Quartet Orch. Ille MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8
HERBERT BLOMSTEDT CONDUCTS NIELSEN AND BEETHOVEN
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, March 3, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 4, 2022, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, March 5, 2022, 8:00 p.m.
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
NIELSEN Symphony No. 4, The Inextinguishable BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT: YOUTH AS CREATOR
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
Saturday, March 5, 2022, 2:00 p.m.
James Blachly*, conductor Jon Deak, host
Youth as Creator
On the 25th anniversary of the New York Philharmonic Very Young Composer Program, we celebrate the power of children’s imaginations and showcase their captivating ideas.
* New York Philharmonic debut 11
CHAMBER MUSIC A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and 92nd Street Y
92nd Street Y 1395 Lexington Avenue
Sunday, March 6, 2022, 3:00 p.m.
Gilles Vonsattel, piano Sheryl Staples, violin Rebecca Young, viola Cello tbd
Program to include BEETHOVEN String Trio in G major C. SCHUMANN Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22 BRAHMS Piano Quartet in C minor
THE SCHUMANN CONNECTION GUSTAVO DUDAMEL CONDUCTS WORLD PREMIERE BY GABRIELA ORTIZ
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
Wednesday, March 9, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 11, 2022, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, March 12, 2022, 8:00 p.m.
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
R. SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1, Spring Gabriela ORTIZ Clara (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission) R. SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2
SOUND ON SERIES
The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center Broadway at 60th Street, New York City
Monday, March 14, 2022, 7:30 p.m.
Nadia Sirota, host / curator
* New York Philharmonic debut 12
THE SCHUMANN CONNECTION GUSTAVO DUDAMEL CONDUCTS SCHUMANN AND A WORLD PREMIERE
Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Thursday, March 17, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 18, 2022, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, March 19, 2022, 8:00 p.m. Sunday, March 20, 2022, 2:00 p.m.
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
R. SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3, Rhenish Andreia PINTO CORREIA Os passaros de noite (The Birds of Night) (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission) R. SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4
JAAP VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS: PERRY, SHOSTAKOVICH, AND SEONG-JIN CHO IN BEETHOVEN’S EMPEROR CONCERTO
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, March 24, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 25, 2022, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, March 26, 2022, 8:00 p.m.
Jaap van Zweden, conductor Seong-Jin Cho**, piano
PERRY Study for Orchestra BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 9
** New York Philharmonic subscription debut
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NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN HALL
Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center 129 West 67th Street
Sunday, March 27, 2022, 3:00 p.m.
Program tbd
TUGAN SOKHIEV CONDUCTS LILI BOULANGER, AND HAOCHEN ZHANG IN RACHMANINOFF
Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Thursday, March 31, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 1, 2022, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, April 2, 2022, 8:00 p.m.
Tugan Sokhiev, conductor Haochen Zhang**, piano
L. BOULANGER D’un matin de printemps RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5
VERY YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS
Saturday, April 2, 2022, 12:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center Sunday, April 3, 2022, 2:00 p.m., Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education
Rebecca Young, host James Lovell & the Afro-Garifuna Music Ambassadors, artistic advisor
Program tba
** New York Philharmonic subscription debut 14
LONG YU CONDUCTS GAUTIER CAPUÇON
Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Thursday, April 7, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 8, 2022, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, April 9, 2022, 8:00 p.m.
Long Yu, conductor Gautier Capuçon, cello
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV The Tsar’s Bride Overture Qigang CHEN Reflet d’un temps disparu, for cello and orchestra RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
SPRING GALA
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 7:30 p.m.
Artist and repertoire tba
THE ART OF THE SCORE: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK IN CONCERT
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
Friday, April 22, 2022, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, April 23, 2022, 8:00 p.m.
Conductor tba
John WILLIAMS Raiders of the Lost Ark in Concert (New York Premiere–performed live to complete film)
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KRAVIS NIGHTCAP SERIES CURATED BY NICO MUHLY
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor
Monday, April 25, 2022, 9:00 p.m.
Nico Muhly, curator Nadia Sirota, host
JAAP VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS: US PREMIERE BY NICO MUHLY
Carnegie Hall
Wednesday, April 27, 2022, 8:00 p.m.
Jaap van Zweden, conductor Katia and Marielle Labèque, pianos
DEBUSSY Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun Nico MUHLY In Certain Circles (US Premiere– New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Orchestre de Paris, Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic) WAGNER Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde DEBUSSY La Mer
JAAP VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS: IGOR LEVIT PLAYS BRAHMS IN HIS DEBUT
Carnegie Hall
Friday, May 6, 2022, 8:00 p.m.
Jaap van Zweden, conductor Igor Levit*, piano
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra
* New York Philharmonic debut
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JAAP VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS: NINA SHEKHAR, AND FRANK HUANG IN MOZART
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, May 12, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 13, 2022, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, May 14, 2022, 8:00 p.m.
Jaap van Zweden, conductor Frank Huang, violin
Nina SHEKHAR Lumina (New York Premiere) MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5, Turkish BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, Pastoral
YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT: ONE PLANET
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
Saturday, May 14, 2022, 2:00 p.m.
Lina González-Granados, conductor / host El Puente, artistic advisor
One Planet
Explore Earth’s natural beauty through music, and see how some composers have become climate activists fighting for environmental justice and a clean planet.
USEDOM MUSIC FESTIVAL RESIDENCY
Jaap van Zweden conducts the New York Philharmonic’s first-ever appearances at the Usedom Music Festival, May 2022. The festival began in 1994, primarily presenting ensembles from the region, and has featured artists such as Mstislav Rostropovich, Krzysztov Penderecki, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Ute Lemper, and former Philharmonic Music Director Kurt Masur. Artists and repertoire to be announced.
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JAAP VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS: BEATRICE RANA IN HER DEBUT
Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Thursday, June 2, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 3, 2022, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 2022, 8:00 p.m.
Jaap van Zweden, conductor Beatrice Rana*, piano
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5
CHAMBER MUSIC A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and 92nd Street Y
92nd Street Y 1395 Lexington Avenue
Sunday, June 7, 2022, 3:00 p.m.
Beatrice Rana, piano New York Philharmonic String Quartet
Joel THOMPSON In Response to the Madness MOZART String Quartet No. 19, Dissonance SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet
KRAVIS NIGHTCAP SERIES CURATED BY SARAH KIRKLAND SNIDER
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor
Wednesday, June 8, 2022, 9:00 p.m.
Sarah Kirkland Snider, curator Nadia Sirota, host
* New York Philharmonic debut
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PROJECT 19 JAAP VAN ZWEDEN CONDUCTS: WORLD PREMIERE BY SARAH KIRKLAND SNIDER, HILARY HAHN IN BARBER, AND MAHLER
Carnegie Hall
Friday, June 10, 2022, 8:00 p.m.
Jaap van Zweden, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
Sarah Kirkland SNIDER Forward into Light (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission, as part of Project 19) BARBER Violin Concerto MAHLER Symphony No. 1
VERY YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS
Saturday, June 11, 2022, 12:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center Sunday, June 12, 2022, 2:00 p.m., Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning
Rebecca Young, host James Lovell & the Afro-Garifuna Music Ambassadors, artistic advisor
Program tba
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